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Articles & Books From Elaine Biech
Retain outstanding talent with a successful training and development programOne of the best ways to retain great talent in your business is to deliver a strong training and development program—and this book gives you the tools to do just that. Featuring the latest strides in talent development, such as social learning, hybrid training, creating videos, and more, it arms you with everything you need to upskill employees to be more effective, productive, satisfied, and loyal.
Cheat Sheet / Updated 09-01-2022
Training and development can be incredibly rewarding, but it is also filled with challenges. This Cheat Sheet aims to cut to the chase in several key areas that trainers deal with all the time. You'll find succinct tips on avoiding pitfalls, designing great visuals, and loads of quick ideas to improve your sessions.
Article / Updated 03-26-2016
Even if you have never trained a day in your life, you have already developed a training style. Like everyone, you have developed preferences in life. How you give directions to strangers. How you explain a task to colleagues. How you clarify information for your spouse. You have developed a preferred way to do each of these and they provide clues about your training style.
Article / Updated 03-26-2016
The Training Cycle is so orderly and straightforward, it seems like it would be impossible to miss anything important. That's true, but keep in mind that training is really about the learner.
Adults learn differently. Learners have different preferences for recognizing and processing information. If the experts can't arrive at one model for how people learn, how can you be expected to train people with vastly different learning preferences in the same group?
Article / Updated 03-26-2016
Trainers are most successful when they understand conditions under which adults learn best. Therefore, it is important to understand the difference between why adults learn and how adults are traditionally taught.
The traditional style of teaching is based on a didactic model, a synonym for lecturing. Generally this model is teacher-led and content-centered.
Article / Updated 03-26-2016
Have you ever wondered why you spent the time to train your employees, but they still don’t seem to do what you trained them to? Include this 12-pack of good ideas in your training, and you can guarantee success.
Be prepared.
State the objectives.
Be organized.
Use visuals.
Answer questions.
Be enthusiastic.
Article / Updated 03-26-2016
Although training may seem like a glamorous profession to an observer, like any other profession, it has its hidden challenges. Having the skills to be a trainer is only one prerequisite. A much more difficult requirement for a successful trainer is to have strong mental and emotional composure. Training is a demanding profession.
Article / Updated 03-26-2016
Developing a more effective training session is definitely in your best interest. When designing a training session, ensure that you maximize the learning that occurs by doing the following things:
Build in practical, relevant examples.
Make it interactive; learning is not passive.
Enrich with content; don’t underestimate your learners’ potential.
Article / Updated 03-26-2016
You have many ways to ensure participation in training and development. Mostly it comes down to your reaction to the learners and their learning situation. How do you react to ensure an environment that encourages the best opportunities for participation? How do you react to create the best learning experience?
Article / Updated 03-26-2016
You want your training session to be specific to your goals and provide information that can’t be found in generic training resources. To set your training apart from materials your participants can get online or from a book, be sure to do the following in your training:
Create a supportive learning environment.